Chinese rock band Thinman will stage a charity show, aiming to raise travel expenses for several poverty-stricken college students to go home and spend Spring Festival with their families.

2 Xijie, Yuandadu Bar Street, Chaoyang District  Bands:
Joyside
Scoff
Life for Drinking
Eagle-Eye Pirate (鹰眼海盗)

20 RMB including 1 beer

The only Drum&Bass sessions in Shanghai. Good music, good vibes.

DRINKS: OPEN BAR till midnight

Line-up:
Monk / Siesta / Shreddi from Netherlands / Skyline / Haze
Guest MCs

2100 hrs - Midnight = RMB60 (Open Bar)
After Midnight = RMB40 with 1 drink

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Chinese National Holiday

One of the three "Golden Weeks" where many Chinese citizens go traveling.

January 29 is the first day of the the Dog (2006)

Treehouse peeps, thanx a million for putting the Linyi station in the train schedules.

 Another question:

Do you know anything about travelling from the china mainland to Japan by boat/ferry?

I'm planning a trip for the springfestival with the first destination Harbin and afterwards I want to spend a week in Japan. I found a boat from Qingdao but that one doesn;t go to the Japan mainland. The other one I found goes from Shanghai. But maybe there is another way. Something more easy to go from the northern region towards Jap.

thanks for any usefull hints,

What are often-forgot, under-rated, or otherwise extremely useful things to bring along with you when you travel?  Bonus points to things that are both useful and small/light.  I'll start the list off here:

• Earplugs (which I forgot to bring with me).  Useful for sleeping through road noise, snoring, or other noises you can hear through walls and windows.
• Compass (the magnetic kind, not the circle-drawing kind).  Useful since many maps aren't all that precise or accurate.  Lets you know you're still going in the right direction if you haven't arriv
  

Hi I'm John Mckenna, I am from New Zealand and have lived in Shanghai China now for 3 years.

 I own and operate www.Travel-the-Real-China.com   my site provides experienced based Travel and Tour information on the wonders of Travel in China, the Real China, Ancient China, China at its very best.

Hi All,

 my first post

I am planning for the second time to organize a SideCar Trip in China 

We did ( 5 bikes, 9 people) Urumuqi => Kashgar last year, and it was amazing !!!

This year (may) i would like to do a trip in Yunnan, 7 bikes 13 people, 10 to 13 days

Starting in KM do you have any suggestion / advice for the trip, i am looking for fun roads (not highways) where we can find something off the beaten tracks. The bikes can do 150 to 300 km a day on fair roads.

 any information on my XJ trip don't hesitate to contact me

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